R&R Marine

MARCO Seattle recently delivered
its second vessel to the Hawaiian
Islands, this one a 64-foot
steel work boat named Nene (shown
above). Built for Uaukewai Diving,
Salvage and Fishing Co. of Honolulu,
the new vessel is named for the
now-rare wild goose that is the state
bird of Hawaii.

Peter R. Gallagher has been appointed
director of marketing for
Rutland Maritime Management
Corporation, 15 East 26th Street,
New York, N.Y. 10010, a through
transportation consulting and project
company which has been involved
in solving transportation
programs in Latin America,

Marine industry operations will grow and develop
with highly trained workers as a result of the
expansion and upgrade of the Full Mission Ship
Simulator used by the Texas Maritime Academy.
The improvements were made possible by a
$250,000 grant

When Moss Point Marine of Escatawpa,
Mississippi, delivered the
Nicor Clipper to her owners recently,
the tug/supply/container
deck vessel made the record book.
Delivered to new owner Nicor
Marine Inc., of New Orleans, the
Nicor Clipper measures

Jeff Longmore was recently
appointed manager of CTI Industries'
newly formed Specialty Coatings
Division, Fairfield, Conn.
Mr. Longmore joins CTI with
more than 20 years of technical and
plant management experience in the
marine and industrial coatings industry.

North Sea weather is expected to produce
some 273 days in any one year officially described
as bad (mist, rain, fog, snow, ice),
49 "marginal," and 43 "fair or good" days.
Because of this weather pattern, outlined
by P.H. Barton (divisional) manager,

The 278,000-dwt supertanker
Esso Osaka successfully completed
shallow water maneuvering
trials on August 3, 1977 in
the Gulf of Mexico southwest
of Galveston, Texas, it was announced
by Exxon Corporation.
The trials, which took nine days,
were

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Puroflow Marine Corporation, Newport
News, Va., has announced the development of a
centralized power-line protection system for
shipboard electronics. It is the industry's first
comprehensive, integrated package for protection
of

RCA Service Company has announced
the opening of a marine
services office at 102 Freret
Street, Morgan City, La. The office,
which will cover the port
city of Houma as well as Morgan
City, will serve as a sales, installation,
and service center